crescent meaning in English
n.
1.新月，娥眉月。
2.新月状物[街巷等]；(旧土耳其帝国的)新月旗，土耳其帝国，土耳其军，伊斯兰教(新月形记号)。
3.〔美国〕月牙形面包 (＝crescent bun [roll])。
短语和例子
adj.
新月(形)的，月牙形的；〔诗〕(新月一般)渐渐增大的，逐渐变圆的。
Examples
- The belt is a westward-opening crescent .
成矿带呈西端张开的新月状。 - There is a thin crescent in the western sky at sunset which moves eastward .
在太阳落下时，一个弯弯的月牙挂在西边，逐渐向东移动。 - The rise and sets of crescent and gibbous phase can be estimated in the same way .
蛾眉日和凸月的长落时刻，可以用同样的方法估计。 - Men are subject to sudden changes of fortune as the moon is subject to the changes of being full and crescent , cloudy and clear .
人有旦夕祸福，月有阴晴圆缺。 - New type of steel bifurcation with inner crescent rib
内加强月牙肋钢岔管新型结构